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Jan 1, 1400
Prince Henry the Navigator
Invented the Compass and the Caravel (kind of ship). From 1400 to the time of his death -
Jan 1, 1418
New schools for Sailors, Prince Henry the Navigator
Prince Hentry opend his school for Navigation, map making, and ship building. -
Aug 3, 1492
Christopher Columbus-Voyages
Christopher Columbus made his first big voyage. He sailed between Portugal and Iceland. -
Oct 28, 1492
Land Fall-Christopher Columbus
Christopher and his people made landfall. They thought they had reached Asia but they were wrong; they reached the American continent -
Sep 24, 1493
Second Journey-Christopher Columbus
He returns to the Americans looking for treasure but again he came home empty-handed. -
Jul 8, 1497
Vasco Da Gama
Gama sailed from Libson under the leadership of the three Gama brothers. -
Nov 22, 1497
Vasco Da Gama
Vasco sailed around the Cape of Good Hope -
Dec 25, 1497
Vasco Da Gama
Vasco reached the coast of Natal -
Oct 31, 1500
Balboa- New World
Sails to a new world aboard Rodrigo de Bastidas Ship -
Sep 3, 1510
Balboa- Stowaway
Sneeks onto Martin Frernandez de Enciso's ship headed for Central America -
Jul 14, 1512
Balboa- First Expedition
He leads an expedition to the Ithmus of Panama in Columbia -
Aug 18, 1518
magellan
Leads Portugal .
